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that many professional NFL analyst's say that Steven Jackson is going to be the rushing yard leader this season with 2000+ yards? what do you guys think?
i say 3rd place with 1600
i say 3rd place with 1600
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Umm, I only heard one nutjob say that. What do you mean by MANY?
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I'd be more inclined to agree with RAM-BO, but I'm not that optimistic. From what I have seen of him, unless he quits dancing in the backfield and realizes he's not Faulk, he will get stopped short many more times than he will break big runs. He's got to play to his strengths, and that is more power running. He has tried to hard to be more finesse, and the Rams haven't done enough so far to improve the run blocking situation, IMHO.
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Frankly, I'm not sure I'd want him to lead the league in rushing. I'd rather there be more balance on offense. I would be happy with the following numbers for Jackson:
1,360 yards (85 yards per game)
4.5 yards per carry
48 receptions (3 per game)
408 receiving yards (8.5 per reception)
16 TDs (combined rushing & receiving)
Combine that with Bulger passing for 4,000 yards and 30 TDs, Holt and Bruce having 1,000 yards each, and contributions from Faulk, Curtis, Klopfenstein and Byrd, and you'd have a nice balanced attack.Comment
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u have only heard one guy say that? ive actually heard it numerous times from different people.Originally posted by RAM-BOBuilt RAM toughComment
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I have heard numerous people say the world is going to end do you believe them?Originally posted by ramsplaya16Comment
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Originally posted by rams_fan81
true but still if steven jackson plays well he can actually have a season like that. the kid can be a beast.Built RAM toughComment
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I say he gets 1 yard ........................
so prove me wrong?
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Don't be silly RamDez everyone knows that every RB starts out with 1 yd.Comment
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and only 16 Running Backs had more than 1,000 while another 4 had 900+.
The question is, is 1,000 yards still the goal that it used to be?
I realize that in today's NFL where the passing game is so much more relied upon that it may be harder to get enough carries to get the yards but one need only average 62.5 yards a game to get the 1,000.
Averaging 75 yards a game will get one 1,200 yards and 93.75 will garner 1,500.
Is it time to set a loftier goal for "premiere" runners or is 1,000 yards still going to be the 'magic number?-01-02-2009, 10:10 PM -
...go back to Faulk after a performance like that of Jackson's against one of the best run defenses in the league.-12-05-2004, 12:43 PM -
Do you guys think that Steven Jackson has a chance of winning the Rushing Title? I mean if he keeps this up I think he could. 100yds a game= 1,600yds-08-22-2005, 04:27 PM -
I'm not sure where the notion is coming from that our running game has been so blatently ineffective that Martz has to pass on 80% of the plays as he did against the 'aints. Our running game is 7th in yards per attempt at 4.7 yards per carry. We are one of only five teams that have no runs for more than 20 yards. (Translation: there aren't a couple of 60,70, or 80 yard anomaly runs skewing that yards per carry average.) Yet we are dead last in runs per game. And we have the lowest run-pass ratio in the NFL. Why must our run-pass ratio be so low?
Some teams that are traditional passing teams, like Green Bay (who run 45.9% of the time, 3.9 ypc) you can understand. Or teams like Dallas (36.3%, 4.0 ypc) & Cincinnati (41.5%, 3.8 ypc), who are new-found passing teams. For that matter, there are the teams that are forced to pass more because of suspect RBs like Arizona (42.0%, 3.3 ypc), Philly (37.3%, 4.6 ypc), Miami (38.5%, 2.1 ypc), Tampa (35.2%, 3.5 ypc) or Detroit (43.7%, 3.5 ypc).
And yet, with Faulk & Jackson and their combined 4.7 ypc (which is higher than every team mentioned above), we run less (34.5%) than any of them.
Again I ask, why are we not running the ball?-09-27-2004, 08:56 AM -
Do you guys think that Steven can break the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the 4th straight season? He currently has 525 rushing yards. So he has 5 games to get 475 more yards. That is an average of 95 yards per game. It could be hard for him because our o-line isn't exactly perfect. Our remaining opponents are currently ranked 9th, 8th, 22nd, 14th, and 21st against the run. So what do you think?Yes26.67%8No73.33%22-11-28-2008, 09:25 AM
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